"regional airlines pay horribly....There are checkers at most grocery stores that make more money. Take home pay for a 3rd year regional airline pilot is less than $2500.00 a month."
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Not to gripe myself, but i think you are whining a bit here. 2500 a month take home is not a pittance, it just is not 100k a year like a lot of pilots are probably used to earning. i am an attorney 7 years out of school with stellar credentials and that is more than what i take home working for the state of Wisconsin. I never considered that grocery checkers could make that much.